A Ryanair Plane Full Of Nervous Irish Fans Had To Abort Take-off At Dublin Airport This Morning

You're hurtling down the runway at almost 250km/h, and then – just at the minute when you expect to feel the upwards pull of the plane taking off – you're thrust forward in your seat as the brakes are slammed on, and you hear the unwelcome roar of the engines firing into reverse.

It's enough to leave anyone in a complete state. But when you're en route to watch Ireland play in a must-win encounter against Italy, and your nerves are already shot?

But some seem genuinely stressed

A new plane is being flown in from Stansted, but since the flight was bound for Brussels and not Lille itself, many passengers are likely to miss onward connections by road, rail and air as a result of the delay.

@Ryanair flight FR1452 to Brussels delayed over 2 hours in Dublin. Full of Irish fans who missed their trains & buses. Sort us out Ryanair